Hi all!

Since last time there have been another large batch of changes, fixes, and optimizations in anticipation of release on Steam Early Access soon!

Special thanks to RyanMcleod and Plot_ArmoreD for their feedback which is where a lot of the focus for these changes came from!

• Feature: Add graphics preset settings in options menu

• Feature: New random travel events! Including:

  • Common cold

  • Dysentery

  • Flu

  • Ebola

  • Measles

  • Sepsis

  • Concussion

• Enhancement: Random event pooling

  • This should resolve most situations where you could encounter many of the same event repeatedly, especially ones that are supposed to be more rare like tornados

• Enhancement: Lots of new sound effects added for UI interactions and in-game events

• Enhancement: Show family wealth on initial travel inventory screen

• Enhancement: Bandit ambush event has an additional option for dealing with it

• Enhancement: Certain event types will roll for avoiding injuries

• Fix: Fix incorrect fonts in certain panels

• Fix: Help text in exploration scene had an incorrect label

• Fix: Tree collision in mountains

• Fix: Tree collision in tundra

• Fix: Fix incorrect result text for purchasing from traveling salesman (ammo and equipment)

• Fix: Injury and sickness severity counters were still using old values for reference

• Fix: Boons/banes expiration in party was broken

• Fix: Clear weather boon had inverted effect modifier

• Fix: Hide unneeded sprite if foreground text is blank in explore the area page

• Fix: Inventory item randomization was giving the same items every time

• Fix: Girl sprite portrait had a wonky eye

• Fix: Item quantity counting in inventory was incorrect

• Fix: Destination was not added to codex on journey completion

• Fix: Problematic cleanup resolved after journey completion

• Fix: Character creation buttons didn't scale well when the sprites were changed

• Change: Greatly increase payouts for journeys

• Change: Make various UI text larger for legibility

• Change: Remove old unused code

• Change: Party status page UI cleanup

• Change: Event probabilities tuning

• Change: Help text in exploration will stay up indefinitely

Journey to Alpha: Arrived!

Journey to Playtesting: Arrived!

Journey to Early Access: Coming soon!

Journey to Release: Coming soon!

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Hey riders, get ready to send it! This update rolls out a brand-new track in Blackrock Heights environment, fine-tuned bike handling and physics and a few technical tweaks under the hood to keep your run fast and fun.

• “Rockslide Pass” Track in Blackrock Heights: A brand-new descent through Blackrock Heights! Rockslide Pass kicks off with a steep entry drop that tightens into fast, technical, twisting turns. Perfect for riders who love precision and flow.

• Bike Handling & Physics Tweaks: Subtle improvements to handling and physics make every ride feel smoother, faster and more natural.

• Cornering Slowdown Fix: Resolved a physics issue that caused the bike to lose too much speed while turning. Corner flow should now feel much better.
• Wildlife Performance Boost: Optimized how wildlife interacts with the player and NPCs to reduce CPU load and improve overall performance.
• Bridge Optimizations: Streamlined bridge structures and related elements for improved performance and smoother gameplay.

That wraps up this update! Grab your headset, hit the dirt, and keep the feedback coming.

Enjoy your ride! 🚵‍♀️

Just now, we added an emote system to the game. Now, you can not only communicate with other players via text/voice, but also use various emotes to express yourself!
We will be adding more fun emotes to the game in the future. Currently, the game supports three actions:

1. Waving.
   
2. Clapping.
   
3. Cigar.

In the game, you can use the "~" key in the upper left corner of your keyboard, and then select the emote you want to use using the mouse.
Joypad/SteamDeck players use the "X" button and the left joystick to select emotes.
Thank you for your support. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions via wavebox66@gmail.com!

The Lewis gun is a First World War–era light machine gun. Designed privately in the United States though not adopted there, the design was finalised and mass-produced in the United Kingdom, and widely used by troops of the British Empire during the war.

The Vickers machine gun was based on the successful Maxim gun of the late 19th century. After purchasing the Maxim company outright in 1896, Vickers took the design of the Maxim gun and improved it, inverting the mechanism as well as reducing its weight by lightening and simplifying the action and using high strength alloys for certain components.

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Small Fixed

Added a couple of additional perf fixes that dramatically improve the performance of the game!

Hi,

I made some gameplay improvements for tutorial phase and reduced the difficulty at the start of second age.

• Engine updated.
  
• Added a Discord button on the main menu.
  
• The main menu tips are now displayed in a randomized order, but each is guaranteed to appear once per cycle. Additionally, the animation features a slight delay to avoid competing with other content on the start screen.

I just want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s bought and enjoyed the game so far. This is my first game, and I’m still figuring a lot of things out, so seeing your support, feedback, and patience means the world to me.

I’ve been reading through all the feedback, and I’m working hard to address as much of it as possible in upcoming updates.

For now, here’s what’s new in this small performance patch:

• Adjusted story pacing to make progression flow more naturally.

• Improved save reliability in Story Mode to prevent rare progress issues.

• Fixed save inconsistencies in Endless Mode that could occur after exiting the game during the store.

• Fixed renderer issues that caused certain models to display incorrectly.

• Made minor performance and visual optimizations to improve overall stability.

• Updated and rebalanced some sound effects.

Thank you all again for playing, leaving feedback, and helping make the game better with every update. More improvements and updates are on the way!

Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is about to receive one of its biggest updates yet! Before we dive into all the new features coming soon, we wanted to give you a look at our full content roadmap! Starting with the Enchantment Update, the first of many exciting additions coming your way.

The months ahead are packed with major updates that will expand your dwarven journey beyond the forge. You’ll soon be able to enchant weapons and armor, explore new regions like the Forest and the Docks, and arm the glorious tournament heroes in the Arena.

And yes, that's a Dragon Age reference.

We’re also working on a brand-new trading system that lets you barter a true dwarf craftsman, and a lineup of seasonal events so that you have more reasons to HIT THE METAL ALL DAY!

Of course, alongside these updates, we'll also be ironing out bugs, issues, and introducing new quality of life updates.

Join our Discord and help us shape Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith into the ULTIMATE DWARVEN BLACKSMITHING GAME!

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